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Ultrasonographic Assessment During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Published on: October 24, 2020
[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Maintenance of the airways and ventilation]
C García Fernández1, E Rovira Gil, A López González
1Servicio Urgencias del Hospital General de Albacete.
Abstract:
Oxygen is absolutely necessary for life; gaseous interchange requires the processes of ventilation, perfusion and diffusion. When these fail, we are headed directly for cardiac and/or respiratory arrest. Various techniques are recommended to provide oxygen; there are techniques to open the air tracts and mechanisms to keep these open: and there are mechanisms to facilitate and/or improve ventilation. There definitely are a wide range of means designed to achieve a good level of oxygenation in our tissues.
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